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Need a guitar for gigging in a disco band. What strat pickup config should I go with? Or are strats not things that are nice?

HSS. And Strats are very nice things.

HSS cause even as a massive strat fan, the bridge pickup is pointless in one.

HSS all the way for me. I've got a SD Pearly Gates in my strat. It kicks butt and works really well with the singles.

jeremyb wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:20 pm .......even as a massive strat fan, the bridge pickup is pointless in one.

Put it through a Hermida Zendrive and see if you still say that.

werdna wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:03 pm Need a guitar for gigging in a disco band. What strat pickup config should I go with? Or are strats not things that are nice?

In a disco band, isn't the guitar player the guy buying the Band's drinks?

Nile Rodgers never had to buy the drinks.

werdna wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:57 pm Nile Rodgers never had to buy the drinks.

That's a point.
You obviously need a 'Hitmaker'

I love an SSS strat for playing at home but I would always gig with an HSS given the option. I don't play disco though so ymmv.

Everything everyone hates here, but this would be my disco “strat”…

https://www.rockshop.co.nz/jackson-sl4x ... r-w-gigbag

I put a hotrail in the rear of my strat many many years ago, as while I wanted the push of a bucker, I personally don't like the look of HSS... just a preference thang.

HackSaw wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:42 am Everything everyone hates here, but this would be my disco “strat”…

https://www.rockshop.co.nz/jackson-sl4x ... r-w-gigbag

Ah don't be too presumptuous now, I think it's awesome and the orange would be great as a disco guitar

IMOCD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:34 pm HSS all the way for me. I've got a SD Pearly Gates in my strat. It kicks butt and works really well with the singles.

+1 for this exact solution.

Watched a cruise boat covers band play everything - the LP worked well..

If you use the tone knob on the bridge pickup, SSS. Bridge & Middle single coil combo for funk/disco is special.

If you want to get geeky, use a super switch (4 pole 5 way) so you can wire bridge+middle to Tone1 (or even no tone) while assigning bridge alone to Tone2.